Now It's Personal.

A Republican U.S. Senator ...... has pretty much blocked a resolution honoring the 100th birthday of Pennsylvanian and
environmental icon Rachel Carson, saying that her warnings about environmental damage have put a "stigma on potentially life-saving pesticides," the Washington Post reports this afternoon.Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Ok., said he's holding up the bill, blaming Carson for using "junk science" to turn public opinion against chemicals -- including the charming compound known as DDT -- that could have prevented the spread of insect-borne diseases such as malaria.U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., had intended to submit a resolution honoring Carson's centennial for her "legacy of scientific rigor coupled with poetic sensibility," but pulled the plug after learning of Coburn's objections.Besides having a state building named after her, Carson penned the 1962 book "Silent Spring." Carson, who died in 1964, would have turned 100 last Sunday, the Post reported.